I heated the block up. The steel gas line broke off. I sawed the line flat with the top of the block. Then i heated the block more and used an easy out to get the last 5/8" of the line from the block. I also found some silver solder. 😊

Hi,

I use the cupro nickel line. I see no reason to use steel line anymore.

I will heat up the fitting and remove the old steel line. The only solder i have now is copper pipe solder but i can get some silver solder.

Thanks

Hi,

I have a 1950 eight touring sedan. All of the fuel lines are replaced but for the section perpendicular to the front bumper which the flexible fuel lines connects to. There is a fitting, which looks brazed to the original steel line. To keep the fitting the flex line goes on i am not sure how ro join a new line to the fitting. The piece of original steel line is pitted so a compression fitting seems to be a bad idea.

I welcome comments.

Thanks,
Sid

Thank you all for the advise. I suspect he car sat for awhile. It has an oil filter and when I went to change it I found the rubber seal to be disintegrating. The oil was not chunky. Also, the oil bath air cleaner was not oily. Nope. There was some dust in the bowl and the mesh was dry. Odd.....

I put on new rear leaf springs, shocks, and I am changing out the brake lines and brakes. The car will idle fine at high idle but dies when it kicks down to low idle. Yes, I have lots to do!

Thank you. I saw complexities in removing and, instead of diving on, I thought I would ask. I mean, removing an oil pan is easy. But it is the getting to it!

This seems a dumb question but how do drop the oil pan on my 23rd series eight with the 288? The pan is so long! What needs to be removed to do it? I have a car that sat for awhile. I am sure I have lots of gunk in the bottom of the pan.

Thank You.

I have the old squished ones. I did not know if new ones would help. It seems that movement of the springs against the axle would not be good.

Thanks for the reply. I was meaning the rubber type blocks where the u bolts attach the rear axle to the springs and the plate they connect two.

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Hi,

I have to replace the rear leaf springs on my 1950 eight. It has rubber pads above and below the springs. I have not had these in vehicles I have owned before. Are these needed?

It is being totaled by the insurance company. I will miss my Packard.

I will be eager to look at other 22nd and 23rd Touring sedans for sale.